Commercial Advisor

Location:Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Commercial Advisor
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £42,245 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF59278

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Commercial Advisor at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Commercial Advisor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Babcock has started a series of major infrastructure projects at Devonport in Plymouth. Over the next 10 years Babcock will develop state of-the-art facilities to meet the evolving requirements of the UK’s Royal Navy.

Day-to-day, you’ll work with the commercial team to become an SME driving commercial excellence.

• Drive commercial excellence across contracts and projects, to protect Babcock with regard to the acceptability of terms and conditions and to provide guidance, advice, diligence and instruction supporting the tendering, negotiating and placing of subcontracts.
• Provide the project Head of Commercial with effective support in compilation of tender documentation, negotiation, commercial review, payment applications and subcontractor claim reviews.
• Ensure contract administration is carried out iaw subcontract requirements and in line with Corporate Governance.
• Become an SME, provide guidance across all contracts in their specialism.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Commercial Advisor

• Knowledge of procurement and supply chain activities and commercial due diligence is essential.
• Building and construction.
• MOD contracting experience.
• NEC 4 experience.

Qualifications for the Commercial Advisor

• The Commercial Advisor should ideally be educated to HNC / HND level or equivalent in a subject related to business or law.
• MCIPS / WCC or MCIOB or working towards - Desirable.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 08/09/2024

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